The Ontario government says it will eliminate a post-secondary education requirement to become a police officer in the province, as part of a bid to increase police recruitment numbers. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday at a news conference alongside Solicitor General Michael […]
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A closer look at Joan’s Place: London’s new home for vulnerable youth – Blackburn News [2023-04-23]
By the end of next year, a new seven-storey building near the downtown core will be home to dozens of London youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. With the rising cost of living, more and more individuals and families are struggling […]
Trans Twitch star files human rights complaint against police after swatting arrest in London, Ont. – CBC News [2023-04-24]
A transgender activist arrested at gunpoint in her London, Ont. home in a swatting hoax has launched a human rights complaint against the local police for discriminating against her based on her gender identity and expression. Clara Sorrenti is asking the London Police Service […]
London and Middlesex Community Housing rep quits over cockroach issues – CBC News [2023-04-24]
A tenant representative on the London and Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) board has quit, saying not enough is being done to deal with bed bug and cockroach problems in the building where she lives. Tammy Brooks, 43, has lived at 304 Oxford St. for […]
More mental health resources needed in remote First Nations, jury hears during Moses Beaver inquest – CBC News [2023-04-24]
Calls to improve mental health care resources in remote First Nations in northwestern Ontario continue to be at the forefront of the inquest into the death of Moses Amik Beaver. The 56-year-old Woodlands artist from Nibinamik, an Oji-Cree First Nation, died in Thunder Bay, […]
Doxxed Twitch streamer, trans activist files human rights complaint against London, Ont. police – Global News [2023-04-23]
A popular Twitch streamer and transgender activist has filed a human rights complaint against London, Ont., police, months after a swatting incident. On Aug. 5, 2022, Clara Sorrenti, known as Keffals on Twitch, was at the centre of a swatting attack after being doxxed […]
